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PATENT OFFIC EDWARDLP. WAGGONER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, AssIeNoR' To THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION formlng part of Letters Patent No. 761,114, dated May 31 1904.

, Application filed August 23, 1901- Serial No. 72,992- (No model.) I l To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. WAGGON-ER, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga and State'ofNew York, have invented a certain newandnseful Separator, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toseparators particularly applicable for removing oil, water, -&c., from exhaust-steamer other passing fluids; and it consists in certain novel combinations of parts and in novel features of construction, as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In-describing thisinvention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters referto correspondingparts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of apreferred embodiment of my invention; Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views, taken, respectively, on lines 2 2;

and 3 3, Fig. 1, the underlying parts being omitted in each figure. Figs. 4 and 5 are respec tively top plan and side elevation of one of the separating-frames of my invention. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken online 6 6, Fig.4. Figs. 7 and 8 are top plan views, respectively, of the detached receiving-chamber and. supporting-partition of myseparator. Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation," of a modified construction of my separator.-

The prefer-red embodiment of my invention comprises a shell or casing A, one or more separating-frames B, arranged within the shell or casing A, and means for supporting the frames B and receiving the oil or other materials collected thereby.-

The shell or casingA is generally substan secured in position by fastening means. (Not shown.) Said outlet-passage a is detachably engaged with a plate a removablysecured to the. lower end of the shell or casing A by any :suitable fastening means. (Notjillustrated) The separating-frames B are arranged one i above the other in substantially horizontal .planes or crosswise of the shell or casing A land are each formed withone or more open- I ings b, separating-surfaces. b and conduits b and with a substantially central upright passage b. The openings 6 are substantially ra- =dial and extend verticallythrough' the upper and lower faces ofthe frames B, and the separating-surfaces b are arranged onein advance of the other in substantially radial series on the upper faces of the frames Bat opposite sides of :the openings Z) and. in the. path of the passing fluid; incline downwardly towardtheir ends I adj acentto the passages 6 and are formed concavo-convex in cross-section.

.of the passing fluid, which grooves may increase in-depth toward the passages 6 if desired. As best seen in Figs. 1 and 6, tl1e con-.

Said surfaces 12. thus alternate with theopenings b and form a.

.duits b are generally inclosed by the arms or Y portions ofthe frames B between the openings 12, extend at opposite sides of the openings Z) along-said separating-surfaces. b, and the grooves formed thereby incline downwardly toward the passages 6 and are each provided with a plurality of upwardly extending branches having inlet-openings arranged in proximityto a numberv of the, corresponding or adjacent surfaces Z2 and preferably leading fromthe depressed ends of said surfaces and the grooves formed thereby. Said passages b extend vertically through the upper and lower faces of the frames B and communicate with the conduits]; and the grooves formed by the separating-surfaces b nearest the passages Z2 openings band separating-surfaces b of each of the frames are out of vertical .alinement with the corresponding openings and surfaces of the contiguous frames, and the passages 6 of said frames Bform a continuous passage or duct. Said frames B are provided with The frames B are so arranged that the hubs projecting from the central portions of their upper and lower faces and formed, respectively, with a reduced end and a socket of sufficient size to receive said end, and consequently when the frames B are in operative position one above the other their central portions or hubs are interlocked. The upper hub of the top frame B is provided with a detachable cap I), which closes the upper end of the passage 6 of said frame.

The means for supporting the frames B and receiving the oil or other materials collected therebyis here shown as consisting of a re ceiving-chamber C, a partition D, and a sec- 0nd receiving-chamber E. As best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 7, the receiving-chamber C is arranged between the frames B and is formed with radial hollow arms '0, communicating with conduits F, extending downwardly through the partition'D. The lower wall 0' 'of the chamber C is inclined'downwardly toward its outer edge and the ends of the arms 0', and the upper wall 0 of said chamber is formed with a substantially central passage 0 a socket c, a flange 0 and openings'c. The passage 0 extends through the top and bottom faces of the Wall 0 The-socket 0" and the flange 0 are arranged concentric with the passage 0 and project from the top face of the wall 0 and the openings 0 extend through the top and bottom faces of said wall 0 between the passage 0 and the flange 0 Said socket 0 receives the reduced end of thehub ing from the bottom frameB. I

Thesupporting-partition D is arranged beneath the receiving-chamber O, is formed with openingsd, interposed between the conduits F, and with-araised substantially central portion-d, resting on the inner end of the outlet-passage a and having a hub or reduced portion (Z arranged in a socket in the lower wall of the receiving-chamber C. Said central portion of the partition D is provided with openings d for facilitating the flow of the passing fluid. r

The chamber E is inclosed by the outletpassage (0, the supporting-partition D, and the contiguous parts ofthe shell or casing A and communicates with a suitable outlet-conduit'e.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the passing fluid enters at the top of the a secondreceiving-chamber E by conduits F passed through a partition D 1n the operation of my separator the exprojecthaust-steam or other passing fluid enters the top of the shell or casing A from the conduit (0 strikes against the separating-frames B successively, and passes from the openings 6 of said frames and between the arms 0 of the chamber C through-the openings 03 of the partition D into the outlet-passage 0;,whence said fluid escapes through the conduit a As said fluid passes, as described, the oil, water, &c., carried thereby adheres to the separating-surfaces b and flows downwardly through the'conduits b passages Z2 receiving-chamber C, and conduits F to the chamber E. It will be noted, however, that the descending oil and other material separated from the passing fluid does not encounter said fluid and is protected therefrom in its descent,thus greatly adding to the efficiency of my separator.

My separator will now be readily underit will be obvious that more or less change may be made in the construction and arrangement of the component parts thereof without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having'thus fully described my invention,

LettersPatent, is

1. A separator comprising a substantially horizontal frame having a downwardly-inclined separating-surface arranged in the path ofthe passing fluid, and a conduit free from the passing fluid for the oil or other material to be separated and provided with a branch tiall'y parallel therewith, said branch opening through said surface at a plurality of points, and means for conducting the passing fluidto and from the frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A separator comprising a substantially horizontal frame having a downwardly-in clined groove in its upper face arranged in they path of the passing fluid, a conduit free from the passing fluid for" the oil or other material to be separated, formed'with an upwardly-extending branch communicating with the groove, said branch being arranged substantially parallel to said downwardly-inclined groove, and an upright passage communicating with the conduit, and means for conductsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

3.- A separator comprising separable sub stantially horizontal frames, each having a downwardly-inclined separating-surface arranged in the path of the passing fluid, said separable frames being arranged with their separating-surfaces out of vertical alinement and being each formed with an inclosed conduit for the oil'or other material to be separated having an inlet-opening arranged in proximity to the corresponding separatingsurface, said'conduits being arranged beneath the inclined surfaces and substantially paralstood upon reference to the foregoing descriptlonand the accompanylng drawings, and

- what I claim as new, and'desire to secure by" arranged beneath said surface and substan ing the passing fluid to and from the frame,

lel therewith, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and from the frames, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A separator comprising a frame having a substantially radial separating-surface, and a conduit for the oil or other material to be separated extending along the separating-surface and having an inlet-opening arranged in proximity to the separating surface, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and from the frame independent of said conduit, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. A separator comprising a shell or casing, separable framesarranged one above the other crosswise within the shell or casing and each having a plurality of substantially radial openings for the passing fluid, separating-surfaces alternating with the openings, a substantially central passage, and conduits leading from the separating-surfaces and communicating with the passage for conducting the oil or other material to be separated, said separable frames being arranged with their radial openings out of vertical alinement and with their substantially central passages communicating with each other, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and from the shell or-casing, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. A separator comprising a shell or casing,

a receiving-chamber within the shell or casing having a substantially central passage, and separable frames arranged within the shell or casing one above the other and above the receiving-chamber, each of the separable frames having a plurality of openings for the passing fluid, separating-surfaces alternating with the openings, a substantially central passage, and conduits leading from the separating-surfaces and communicating with the passage for conducting the oil or other material to be sepa rated, said separable frames being arranged with their openings out of vertical alinement and with their substantially central passages communicating with each other and with the substantially central passage of the receivingchamber, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and from the shell or casing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, in the State of New Jersey, this 10th day of August, 1901.

EDWARD P. WAGGONER.

Witnesses:

N. R. MARVIN, J. M. G; THOMAS. 

